Marietta, MN is a small rural town located in north central Minnesota. It is a quiet and peaceful area, with a population of about 500 people. The local political scene in Marietta revolves around the regular town board meetings and community events. Members of the town board are elected every two years to represent the citizens of Marietta. The board discusses topics such as road and infrastructure maintenance, zoning laws, and other issues that affect the day-to-day lives of its residents. Town board meetings are open to the public, allowing citizens to voice their opinions on matters that pertain to Marietta's future. Every year during the November election cycle, there are several positions up for election including mayor, county commissioner, school district superintendent, and city council members. Candidates for these positions must campaign locally within the town and it's surrounding areas. With such a small population base for candidates to draw from in Marietta, elections tend to be relatively low key affairs.
The political climate in Marietta, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lac qui Parle County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lac qui Parle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.8%.
Lac qui Parle county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marietta, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Marietta, Minnesota: d d d d R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Marietta, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)